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2022 March

  • How does the National Insurance increase affect you?

    • 31st March 2022
    • Posted by: shayne
    • Category: Tax
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    Brace yourself for this tax rise. In a much-touted tax rise to fund additional NHS, health and social care spending, this April sees 1.25% added to National Insurance. At face value, that seems pretty simple (if unwelcome, given all the other inflationary pressures) for those who pay National Insurance. But scratch a little below the

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  • Spring Statement 2022

    • 24th March 2022
    • Posted by: shayne
    • Category: Spring Statement
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    Spring-loaded: crisis solutions or half-measures? Introduction Amid rising pressure to bring in significant relief measures to combat the current international emergency, Chancellor Rishi Sunak implied ahead of time that he could only do so much. Speaking at the weekend, he acknowledged concerns about price hikes and inflation, vowing to stand by people in the same

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  • Wealth Knowledge – March 2022

    • 4th March 2022
    • Posted by: shayne
    • Category: Wealth Knowledge
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    Pandemic-related factors see divorce rates slump in 2020 The number of divorces in England and Wales fell by 4.5% in 2020, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).  In 2020, there were 103,592 divorces granted in England and Wales, compared to 107,599 divorces approved in 2019. During the height of the pandemic, lockdown restrictions

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  • Why you need to look at your pension in 2022

    • 4th March 2022
    • Posted by: shayne
    • Category: Pension
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    Should you factor inflation into your pension plans? Pensions stories have been rife in recent months, led by the Government’s decision to downgrade the fabled triple-lock on the state pension for 2022/23. The triple-lock refers to the state pension rising by inflation as measured by the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) from the previous September, average

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  • Beat inflation through savvy investments

    • 3rd March 2022
    • Posted by: shayne
    • Category: Inflation
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    Inflation may hit 7% this spring; investing can help. Soaring inflation is about to affect everything we do this year and preparing now may be the best way to head off that threat. Last month, Ofgem raised its energy prices cap by 54% – bad news for homes that are not on fixed deals with

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